Cunning

Cunning: (Roget's Thesaurus)
<- N

PARAG:Cunning->N

GRP: \\ N \\ 1

Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ cunning

cunning

craft

Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ cunningness

cunningness

craftiness

&c.->Adj.

Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ subtlety

subtlety

artificiality

Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ maneuvering

maneuvering

&c.->V.

Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ temporization

temporization

Sgm: \\ N \\ 1 \\ circumvention

circumvention

GRP: \\ N \\ 2

Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ chicane

chicane

chicanery

Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ sharp practice

sharp practice

knavery

jugglery

Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ concealment

concealment

&c. 528

Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ guile

guile

doubling

duplicity

&c.(falsehood) 544

Sgm: \\ N \\ 2 \\ foul play

foul play

GRP: \\ N \\ 3

Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ diplomacy

diplomacy

politics

Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ Machiavelism

Machiavelism

Sgm: \\ N \\ 3 \\ jobbery

jobbery

backstairs influence

GRP: \\ N \\ 4

Sgm: \\ N \\ 4 \\ art

art

artifice

Sgm: \\ N \\ 4 \\ device

device

machination

Sgm: \\ N \\ 4 \\ plot

plot

&c.(plan) 626

Sgm: \\ N \\ 4 \\ maneuver

maneuver

stratagem

dodge

artful dodge

wile

Sgm: \\ N \\ 4 \\ trick

trick

trickery

&c.(deception) 545

Sgm: \\ N \\ 4 \\ ruse

ruse

ruse de guerre

Sgm: \\ N \\ 4 \\ finesse

finesse

side blow

thin end of the wedge

shift

go by

subterfuge

evasion

Sgm: \\ N \\ 4 \\ white lie

white lie

&c.(untruth) 546

Sgm: \\ N \\ 4 \\ juggle

juggle

tour de force

Sgm: \\ N \\ 4 \\ tricks of the trade

tricks of the trade

tricks upon travelers

Sgm: \\ N \\ 4 \\ espieglerie

espieglerie

Sgm: \\ N \\ 4 \\ net

net

trap

&c. 545

GRP: \\ N \\ 5

Sgm: \\ N \\ 5 \\ Ulysses

Ulysses

Machiavel

sly boots

fox

reynard

Sgm: \\ N \\ 5 \\ Scotchman

Scotchman

Sgm: \\ N \\ 5 \\ Jew

Jew

Yankee

Sgm: \\ N \\ 5 \\ intriguer

intriguer

intrigant

Sgm: \\ N \\ 5 \\ floater

floater

=>(U.S.)

Indian giver

=>(U.S.)

keener

=>(U.S.)

repeater

=>(U.S.politics)

PARAG:Cunning->V

GRP: \\ V \\ 1

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ be cunning

be cunning

&c.->Adj.

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ have cut one's eyeteeth

have cut one's eyeteeth

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ contrive

contrive

&c.(plan) 626

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ live by one's wits

live by one's wits

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ maneuver

maneuver

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ intrigue

intrigue

gerrymander

finesse

double

temporize

stoop to conquer

reculer pour mieux sauter

circumvent

steal a march upon

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ overreach

overreach

&c. 545

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ throw off one's guard

throw off one's guard

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ surprise

surprise

&c. 508

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ snatch a verdict

snatch a verdict

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ waylay

waylay

undermine

introduce the thin end of the wedge

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ play a deep game

play a deep game

play tricks with

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ ambiguas in vulgum spargere voces

ambiguas in vulgum spargere voces

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ flatter

flatter

make things pleasant

Sgm: \\ V \\ 1 \\ have an ax to grind

have an ax to grind

PARAG:Cunning->Adj

GRP: \\ Adj \\ 1

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ cunning

cunning

crafty

artful

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ skillful

skillful

&c. 698

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ subtle

subtle

feline

vulpine

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ cunning as a fox

cunning as a fox

cunning as a serpent

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ deep

deep

deep laid

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ profound

profound

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ designing

designing

contriving

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ intriguing

intriguing

&c.->V.

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ strategic

strategic

diplomatic

politic

Machiavelian

timeserving

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ artificial

artificial

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ tricky

tricky

tricksy

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ wily

wily

sly

slim

insidious

stealthy

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ underhand

underhand

&c.(hidden) 528

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ subdolous

subdolous

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ deceitful

deceitful

&c. 545

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ crooked

crooked

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ arch

arch

pawky

shrewd

acute

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ sharp

sharp

sharp as a needle|

=>!

Sgm: \\ Adj \\ 1 \\ canny

canny

astute

leery

knowing

up to snuff

too clever by half

not to be caught with chaff

PARAG:Cunning->Adv

GRP: \\ Adv \\ 1

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ cunningly

cunningly

&c.->Adj.

Sgm: \\ Adv \\ 1 \\ slily

slily

on the sly

by a side wind

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Synonyms:

Crafty, artful, sly, astute, subtle, wily, shrewd, sharp, designing, intriguing, deceitful, tricky, crooked, diplomatic, Machiavelian, Craft, art, shrewdness, subtlety, artifice / Skilfully wrought, ingenious, curious, Craftiness, craft, artifice, deceit, deception, subtlety, intrigue, chicane, chicanery / Skilled, dexterous, skilful

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Cunning — Cun ning (k[u^]n n[i^]ng), a. [AS. cunnan to know, to be able. See 1st {Con}, {Can}.] 1. Knowing; skillful; dexterous. A cunning workman. Ex. xxxviii. 23. [1913 Webster] Tis beauty truly blent, whose red and white Nature s own sweet and cunning… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cunning — Cun ning, n. [AS. cunnung trial, or Icel. kunnandi knowledge. See {Cunning}, a.] 1. Knowledge; art; skill; dexterity. [Archaic] [1913 Webster] Let my right hand forget her cunning. Ps. cxxxvii. 5. [1913 Webster] A carpenter s desert Stands more… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cunning — can also mean slip past or sneaky. Cunning can refer to the following: A Japanese comedy group known as Cunning (owarai) The Cunning folk, a type of folk magic user This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an … Wikipedia
cunning — adj 1 ingenious, *clever, adroit Analogous words: skillful, skilled, adept, *proficient, expert, masterly 2 crafty, tricky, artful, *sly, foxy, insidious, wily, guileful Analogous words: devious, oblique, *crooked … New Dictionary of Synonyms
cunning — [adj1] devious acute, artful, astute, cagey, canny, crafty, crazy like fox*, deep, fancy footwork*, foxy, guileful, insidious, keen, knowing, Machiavellian, sharp, shifty, shrewd, slick, slippery, sly, sly boots*, smart, smarts, smooth, street… … New thesaurus
cunning — index artful, artifice, clandestine, collusive, color (deceptive appearance), deceit, deception, deceptive, deft … Law dictionary
cunning — (adj.) early 14c., learned, skillful, prp. of cunnen to know (see CAN (Cf. can) (v.)). Sense of skillfully deceitful is probably late 14c. As a noun from c.1300. Related: Cunningly … Etymology dictionary
cunning — ► ADJECTIVE 1) skilled in achieving one s ends by deceit or evasion. 2) ingenious. 3) N. Amer. attractive; charming. ► NOUN 1) craftiness. 2) ingenuity. DERIVATIVES … English terms dictionary
cunning — [kun′iŋ] adj. [ME, having skill, knowing < prp. of cunnen, to know: see CAN1] 1. Now Rare skillful or clever 2. skillful in deception; sly; crafty 3. made or done with skill or ingenuity ☆ 4. attractive or pretty in a delicate way; cute n … English World dictionary
cunning — cun|ning1 [ˈkʌnıŋ] adj [Date: 1200 1300; Origin: Present participle of cun to know , an early form of can; CAN1] 1.) someone who is cunning is clever and good at deceiving people in order to get what they want = ↑crafty ▪ a cunning opponent 2.)… … Dictionary of contemporary English

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